Armstrong Hired Lobbyist to Sway Criminal Probe

2/19/2013 5:06PM

A lawyer for Lance Armstrong hired a lobbying firm in 2010 in an attempt to influence a federal criminal probe into the former cyclist. WSJ's Reed Albergotti has details on The News Hub. (Photo: Getty Images)

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